Craykirk (Axis) vs. Inno (Allies + 1 bomber) game 01

Good to see you back my friend :-D Enjoy!

Sorry for seeing this…bomber strategy is sort of risky business.  It might be better to start bomber campaign only after you have accumulated enough, or it would become much less efficient if you go unlucky.

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II v5 1942 Second Edition, version: 1.9

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - British
            British repair damage of 3x factory; Remaining resources: 32 PUs;
            British buy 1 artillery, 7 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 armour moved from Morocco to Libya
                  British take Algeria from Germans
                  British take Libya from Germans
            2 infantry moved from Morocco to 13 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 13 Sea Zone to 8 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 8 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from 8 Sea Zone to France
            1 armour moved from India to Burma
                  British take Burma from Japanese
            1 bomber moved from India to 61 Sea Zone
            2 armour moved from India to Yunnan
            2 fighters moved from India to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from Persia to Sinkiang
            2 fighters moved from West Russia to Sinkiang
            1 armour moved from India to Kazakh S.S.R.
                  Russians take Kazakh S.S.R. from Japanese
            1 armour moved from Burma to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to France
            1 fighter moved from India to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from Trans-Jordan to Sinkiang

Combat - British
            Battle in 61 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 bomber
                Japanese defend with 2 transports
                    2 transports owned by the Japanese lost in 61 Sea Zone
                British win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 14
                Casualties for Japanese: 2 transports
            Battle in France
                British attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 3 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 aaGun and 3 infantry
                    AA fire in France :  0/1 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 3 infantry in France, round 2 :  1/5 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 aaGun and 3 infantry in France, round 2 :  1/3 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the British and 1 aaGun owned by the Germans lost in France
                    British roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 2 infantry in France, round 3 :  0/4 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 3 infantry in France, round 3 :  1/3 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the British lost in France
                    British roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry in France, round 4 :  3/3 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 3 infantry in France, round 4 :  2/3 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the British, 3 infantry owned by the Germans and 1 fighter owned by the British lost in France
                British win, taking France from Germans with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is -5
                Casualties for Germans: 1 aaGun and 3 infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 fighter and 3 infantry
            Battle in Yunnan
                British attack with 3 armour and 3 fighters
                Japanese defend with 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 1 infantry
                    British roll dice for 3 armour and 3 fighters in Yunnan, round 2 :  4/6 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 1 infantry in Yunnan, round 2 :  1/4 hits
                    1 armour owned by the British, 1 armour owned by the Japanese, 1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 2 artilleries owned by the Japanese lost in Yunnan
                British win, taking Yunnan from Japanese with 2 armour and 3 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 11
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 1 infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 armour
            Battle in Sinkiang
                British attack with 4 fighters
                Japanese defend with 1 artillery and 3 infantry
                    British roll dice for 4 fighters in Sinkiang, round 2 :  1/4 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 3 infantry in Sinkiang, round 2 :  1/4 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 fighter owned by the British lost in Sinkiang
                    British roll dice for 3 fighters in Sinkiang, round 3 :  1/3 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Sinkiang, round 3 :  1/3 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 fighter owned by the British lost in Sinkiang
                    British roll dice for 2 fighters in Sinkiang, round 4 :  2/2 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Sinkiang, round 4 :  2/2 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese, 2 fighters owned by the British and 1 artillery owned by the Japanese lost in Sinkiang
                Japanese win with no units remaining. Battle score for attacker is -27
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery and 3 infantry
                Casualties for British: 4 fighters

Non Combat Move - British
            3 fighters moved from Yunnan to India
            1 infantry moved from Persia to Kazakh S.S.R.
            1 bomber moved from 61 Sea Zone to India

Place Units - British
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in India
            5 infantry placed in United Kingdom
            1 transport placed in 7 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 40 PUs; end with 40 PUs total

Territory Summary for British :

7 Sea Zone : 1 transport
    8 Sea Zone : 2 transports
    28 Sea Zone : 1 carrier and 1 cruiser
    39 Sea Zone : 1 submarine
    Algeria : 1 flag
    Eastern Australia : 1 infantry
    Eastern United States : 1 infantry
    France : 1 flag, 1 artillery
    India : 1 aaGun, 3 artilleries, 1 bomber, 1 factory, 3 fighters and 6 infantry
    Kazakh S.S.R. : 1 armour and 1 infantry
    Libya : 1 flag, 1 armour
    Morocco : 1 flag
    United Kingdom : 1 aaGun, 1 armour, 1 factory and 6 infantry
    Western Australia : 1 infantry
    Yunnan : 2 armour

Production/PUs Summary :

Russians : 20 / 24
    Germans : 32 / 40
    British : 40 / 40
    Japanese : 37 / 42
    Americans : 39 / 39

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TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II v5 1942 Second Edition, version: 1.9

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - British
            British repair damage of 3x factory; Remaining resources: 32 PUs;
            British buy 1 artillery, 7 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 armour moved from Morocco to Libya
                  British take Algeria from Germans
                  British take Libya from Germans
            2 infantry moved from Morocco to 13 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 13 Sea Zone to 8 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 8 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from 8 Sea Zone to France
            1 armour moved from India to Burma
                  British take Burma from Japanese
            1 bomber moved from India to 61 Sea Zone
            2 armour moved from India to Yunnan
            2 fighters moved from India to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from Persia to Sinkiang
            2 fighters moved from West Russia to Sinkiang
            1 armour moved from India to Kazakh S.S.R.
                  Russians take Kazakh S.S.R. from Japanese
            1 armour moved from Burma to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to France
            1 fighter moved from India to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from Trans-Jordan to Sinkiang

Combat - British
            Battle in 61 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 bomber
                Japanese defend with 2 transports
                    2 transports owned by the Japanese lost in 61 Sea Zone
                British win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 14
                Casualties for Japanese: 2 transports
            Battle in France
                British attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 3 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 aaGun and 3 infantry
                    AA fire in France :  0/1 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 3 infantry in France, round 2 :  1/5 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 aaGun and 3 infantry in France, round 2 :  1/3 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the British and 1 aaGun owned by the Germans lost in France
                    British roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 2 infantry in France, round 3 :  0/4 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 3 infantry in France, round 3 :  1/3 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the British lost in France
                    British roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry in France, round 4 :  3/3 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 3 infantry in France, round 4 :  2/3 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the British, 3 infantry owned by the Germans and 1 fighter owned by the British lost in France
                British win, taking France from Germans with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is -5
                Casualties for Germans: 1 aaGun and 3 infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 fighter and 3 infantry
            Battle in Yunnan
                British attack with 3 armour and 3 fighters
                Japanese defend with 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 1 infantry
                    British roll dice for 3 armour and 3 fighters in Yunnan, round 2 :  4/6 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 1 infantry in Yunnan, round 2 :  1/4 hits
                    1 armour owned by the British, 1 armour owned by the Japanese, 1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 2 artilleries owned by the Japanese lost in Yunnan
                British win, taking Yunnan from Japanese with 2 armour and 3 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 11
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 1 infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 armour
            Battle in Sinkiang
                British attack with 4 fighters
                Japanese defend with 1 artillery and 3 infantry
                    British roll dice for 4 fighters in Sinkiang, round 2 :  1/4 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 3 infantry in Sinkiang, round 2 :  1/4 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 fighter owned by the British lost in Sinkiang
                    British roll dice for 3 fighters in Sinkiang, round 3 :  1/3 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Sinkiang, round 3 :  1/3 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 fighter owned by the British lost in Sinkiang
                    British roll dice for 2 fighters in Sinkiang, round 4 :  2/2 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Sinkiang, round 4 :  2/2 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese, 2 fighters owned by the British and 1 artillery owned by the Japanese lost in Sinkiang
                Japanese win with no units remaining. Battle score for attacker is -27
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery and 3 infantry
                Casualties for British: 4 fighters

Non Combat Move - British
            3 fighters moved from Yunnan to India
            1 infantry moved from Persia to Kazakh S.S.R.
            1 bomber moved from 61 Sea Zone to India

Place Units - British
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in India
            5 infantry placed in United Kingdom
            1 transport placed in 7 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 40 PUs; end with 40 PUs total
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by British from 39 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to 49 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to 25 Sea Zone: 1 carrier and 1 cruiser
            EDIT: Removing units owned by British from 28 Sea Zone: 1 carrier and 1 cruiser
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Territory Summary for British :

7 Sea Zone : 1 transport
    8 Sea Zone : 2 transports
    25 Sea Zone : 1 carrier and 1 cruiser
    49 Sea Zone : 1 submarine
    Algeria : 1 flag
    Eastern Australia : 1 infantry
    Eastern United States : 1 infantry
    France : 1 flag, 1 artillery
    India : 1 aaGun, 3 artilleries, 1 bomber, 1 factory, 3 fighters and 6 infantry
    Kazakh S.S.R. : 1 armour and 1 infantry
    Libya : 1 flag, 1 armour
    Morocco : 1 flag
    United Kingdom : 1 aaGun, 1 armour, 1 factory and 6 infantry
    Western Australia : 1 infantry
    Yunnan : 2 armour

Production/PUs Summary :

Russians : 20 / 24
    Germans : 32 / 40
    British : 40 / 40
    Japanese : 37 / 42
    Americans : 39 / 39

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Good defense on Sinjiang!

No worry - some day you will :-D

Sam

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II v5 1942 Second Edition, version: 1.9

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 1 carrier and 2 fighters; Remaining resources: 5 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            2 infantry moved from Midway to 57 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Eastern Canada to 10 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Eastern Canada to 10 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 10 Sea Zone to 3 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 3 Sea Zone to Norway
                  Americans take Norway from Germans
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Eastern Canada to 10 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 10 Sea Zone to 8 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 8 Sea Zone to Northwestern Europe
            2 fighters moved from 13 Sea Zone to Northwestern Europe
            1 cruiser moved from 13 Sea Zone to 8 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 10 Sea Zone to 8 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 8 Sea Zone to Northwestern Europe
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 57 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 44 Sea Zone to Solomon Islands

Combat - Americans
            Battle in Northwestern Europe
                Americans attack with 1 armour, 2 fighters and 3 infantry
                Germans defend with 3 infantry
                    Americans roll dice for 1 cruiser in Northwestern Europe, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    Americans roll dice for 1 armour, 2 fighters and 3 infantry in Northwestern Europe, round 2 :  3/6 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 3 infantry in Northwestern Europe, round 2 :  1/3 hits
                    3 infantry owned by the Germans and 1 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Northwestern Europe
                Americans win, taking Northwestern Europe from Germans with 1 armour, 2 fighters and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Germans: 3 infantry
                Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 carrier and 1 destroyer moved from 13 Sea Zone to 8 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Northwestern Europe to 8 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Eastern United States to 11 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 3 infantry and 2 transports moved from 11 Sea Zone to 10 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from 10 Sea Zone to Eastern Canada
            1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 1 submarine moved from 57 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 56 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Western United States to 56 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 56 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone

Place Units - Americans
            1 carrier placed in 56 Sea Zone
            2 fighters placed in 56 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 42 PUs; end with 47 PUs total

Territory Summary for Americans :

3 Sea Zone : 1 transport
    8 Sea Zone : 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 2 transports
    10 Sea Zone : 2 transports
    43 Sea Zone : 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport
    44 Sea Zone : 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters, 2 submarines and 1 transport
    56 Sea Zone : 1 carrier and 2 fighters
    Eastern Canada : 1 artillery and 3 infantry
    Eastern United States : 1 aaGun and 1 factory
    Gibraltar : 1 infantry
    India : 1 bomber and 1 fighter
    Northwestern Europe : 1 flag, 1 armour and 2 infantry
    Norway : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 1 infantry
    Solomon Islands : 1 flag, 2 infantry
    Western United States : 1 aaGun, 1 factory and 2 infantry

Production/PUs Summary :

Russians : 20 / 24
    Germans : 28 / 40
    British : 39 / 40
    Japanese : 39 / 39
    Americans : 42 / 47

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TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II v5 1942 Second Edition, version: 1.9

Game History

Round: 5

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 3 artilleries and 4 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            2 infantry moved from Archangel to Karelia S.S.R.
            2 infantry moved from West Russia to Belorussia
            2 infantry moved from West Russia to Ukraine S.S.R.
            1 artillery moved from West Russia to Ukraine S.S.R.
            2 fighters moved from Russia to Karelia S.S.R.
            1 bomber moved from Russia to Belorussia
            1 infantry moved from Evenki National Okrug to Novosibirsk
                  Russians take Novosibirsk from Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Caucasus to Ukraine S.S.R.

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Ukraine S.S.R.
                Russians attack with 1 artillery and 3 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                    Russians roll dice for 1 artillery and 3 infantry in Ukraine S.S.R., round 2 :  3/4 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Ukraine S.S.R., round 2 :  0/2 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Germans and 1 artillery owned by the Germans lost in Ukraine S.S.R.
                Russians win, taking Ukraine S.S.R. from Germans with 1 artillery and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Germans: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            Battle in Belorussia
                Russians attack with 1 bomber and 2 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 artillery
                    Russians roll dice for 1 bomber and 2 infantry in Belorussia, round 2 :  0/3 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 artillery in Belorussia, round 2 :  1/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Belorussia
                    Russians roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 infantry in Belorussia, round 3 :  0/2 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 artillery in Belorussia, round 3 :  1/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Belorussia
                    Russians roll dice for 1 bomber in Belorussia, round 4 :  0/1 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 artillery in Belorussia, round 4 :  1/1 hits
                    1 bomber owned by the Russians lost in Belorussia
                Germans win with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is -18
                Casualties for Russians: 1 bomber and 2 infantry
            Battle in Karelia S.S.R.
                Russians attack with 2 fighters and 2 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 factory and 1 infantry
                    Russians roll dice for 2 fighters and 2 infantry in Karelia S.S.R., round 2 :  3/4 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Karelia S.S.R., round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Karelia S.S.R.
                Russians win, taking Karelia S.S.R. from Germans with 2 fighters and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            2 fighters moved from Karelia S.S.R. to West Russia
            2 artilleries moved from Russia to West Russia
            5 infantry moved from Russia to West Russia
            1 infantry moved from Archangel to West Russia
            7 armour moved from Russia to West Russia
            1 armour moved from Russia to West Russia

Place Units - Russians
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in Caucasus
            1 artillery and 3 infantry placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 25 PUs; end with 25 PUs total

Territory Summary for Russians :

Caucasus : 2 artilleries, 1 factory and 1 infantry
    Karelia S.S.R. : 1 factory and 2 infantry
    Novosibirsk : 1 infantry
    Russia : 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 factory and 3 infantry
    Ukraine S.S.R. : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 3 infantry
    West Russia : 1 flag, 2 aaGuns, 8 armour, 2 artilleries, 2 fighters and 12 infantry

Production/PUs Summary :

Russians : 25 / 25
    Germans : 24 / 40
    British : 39 / 40
    Japanese : 38 / 39
    Americans : 42 / 47

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Hey…I’m sorry to see such a bad dice.  It was frustrating when you see the dices go against your expectation.
The best way to avoid such a swing is maximising the winning odds so the swing of dices would have least impact to you in particularly when the battle is important to win.  In the case below, it might be better to have all fighters go against this so you are much certain winning this win minimum loss to the Germany fighters which is a valuable asset and you don’t have folders in this case.

I didn’t check the battle you played in tournament, do you have that?  Attach here and let me have a look.  Russia is tricky to play because Germany is very strong to start with and there is little space for Russia making mistake.

And don’t give up :-D  Let yourself control the luck, not other way around.